sir john bourchier (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fair. 1902. No Edition Remarks. 1391 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Vol 5. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting, yet binding remains firm. Rough-cut pages are moderately tanned. Noticeable tanning to text block edges. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Splits to spine edges causing board to be loose. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Mild crushing to spine ends causing cloth to fray.

Zustand: Fair. 1902. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red paper covered boards with red cloth to spine. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Volume IV with pagination continued from previous volume. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Paper worn away to edges.

Zustand: Fair. 1901. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Red paper covered boards with red cloth to spine. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Volume II with pagination continued from previous volume. Severe cracking to hinges causing boards to be loose. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Paper worn away to edges. Scratches to both boards.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. 304 pages; some illustrations. Ex-library marks, some wear to the spine and edges of the decorated covers. Broken hinges; pages are tanned; a good reading copy of an old book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 226307.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. Pitz, Henry C. (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator. Light wear, a couple small stains on the spine, pages toned; very good shape. The slipcase has some discoloring and wear. Limited edition 548/1500 and signed by Pitz. Illustrator: Pitz, Henry C. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Signed by Illustrator. Inventory No: 228603. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Zustand: Fair. 1895. No Edition Stated. 303 pages. No dust jacket. Brown pictorial cloth. Rough cut pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have moderate shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are notably crushed. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Notable forward lean to text block.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Some toning to spine. Light rubbing to corners. Some foxing to front pages. First edition, first printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

hardback, 8vo, complete in 6 volumes, pp: lxxxiiv,413;xviii,508;xvi,495;483;xvi,462;xii,469; page edges browning, otherwise clena and tight throughout, no inscriptions, many page edges uncut, rebound with new endpapers in marbled boards and quarter-leather, gilt titles, some discoloured patches on the spines, otherwise Very Good condition.

Hardcover. Uncut in original 'temporary' linen-backed boards, paper spine-labels (some corners lifting a little; spares tipped-in at end of each vol); cvrs sl marked, a few corners knocked, top edges spotted. Ink name 'C Harvey' on v.1 fly-leaf. No 232 of 350 copies; with loose 1927 prospectus leaf.

Leather. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). John Bourchier's translation of Froissart's brilliant history of the first part of the Hundred Years War. Complete in four volumes.'Chronicles of England' are a collection of stories about the Hundred Years' War, starting with the events leading up to the deposition of Edward II, looking at the period up to 1400, recounting prominent events in western Europe.This detailed history was first written by Froissart in the fourteenth century, and provides an insightful account of the war by a historian who was born in the same year the war started, 1337. The 'Chronicles' are one of the most important sources on the first half of the year, recounting in vivid detail the events of Western Europe during this period, mainly focussing on England, France, Scotland, the Low Countries and the Iberian Peninsula.Froissart was a medieval author and court historical in the fourteenth century. He is best known for this work, and for 'Melidor', an Arthurian romance'.This edition was translated into English by John Bourchier.Including a copious index, as well as the names of places and people corrected, with obsolete words modernised.Label of the Repton School Library to the front paste downs, this set presented to the library by Reverend A. Forman in 1902. In a half diced calf binding with paper to the boards. Externally, a little worn, with some rubbing to the boards and spines. Light bumping to the extremities, and to the head and tail of the spines. A few light marks to the boards and spines, and some light spots to the boards. Spines are a little faded. A small amount of loss of leather to the fore edge of the front board of Volume I. A small amount of loss to the tail of the spine of Volume II. Loss of paper to the front board of Volume III, and to the boards of Volume IV. Front joints of Volumes I and III are starting but firm, rear joints are cracked. Front joint of Volume II is starting, rear joint and hinge are tender. Front joint of Volume IV is strained, rear joint is cracked. Hinges are strained. Library label to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with some scattered spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Library stamp to the head of the title pages. Good. book.

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). A smart copy of Sir John Froissart's prose history of the Hundred Years' War, translated from the original French by the order of King Henry VIII. Complete in four volumes. Scarce edition. A prose history of the Hundred Years' War originally written in the fourteenth century by Jean Froissart, often known as John Froissart in English, a French-speaking medieval author and court historian from the Low Countries. For centuries, this work has been recognised as the chief expression of the chivalric revival of the fourteenth century kingdoms of England, France and Scotland. It is considered of vital importance to informed understandings of European society at this time, becoming a major source for the first half of the Hundred Years' War. Translated from the original French by order of King Henry the Eighth by John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, an English soldier, statesman and translator.With the names of places and persons carefully corrected and obsolete words modernized. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Minor chipping to the edge of the rear board of volume four. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the extremities with scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good. book.

Eight volumes. One of 350 copies, this no. 147. Illustrated with more than 600 hand coloured wood cuts of coats of arms of English, Scottish and Irish knights, heraldic head- & tailpieces and 6 hand coloured maps, drawn by Paul Woodruffe. 4to., original holland-backed blue paper covered boards, printed paper labels to spines (with the extra spine labels tipped-in at the rear of each volume), fore and lower edges uncut. Some darkening and creasing to spines, otherwise a handsome set. Arguably the masterpiece from the Shakespeare Head Press, and a superb example of Bernard Newdigate's printing using Sir John Bourchier, Lord Berners's translation from the French, printed from Richard Pynson's edition which was first printed in 1523. With the prospectus inserted loose into Volume I.